@clbmanning At Geohaz.org we hire someone local (preferably a technical person or someone in the field of disaster risk reduction for our work) and that person serves as a critical advisor to us and a knowledgeable communicator with the community and leadership. The local person knows a ton and can steer efforts in the right direction. They know who key stakeholders and influencers are, and know what the community needs and wants. #engaging the #community